Scarlet Firefly

My vision goes black as the cloth covers my eyes. I can only feel the blade in my hand, and the sixth sense of the presence that joined me in the room. I refuse to attach my mother to this entity, whatever the hell it is. My blade feels heavier than normal. I can't be sure if its because of the wound to my stomach or the hesitancy to cut down what I last saw as my mother. But it was like the shadowed demon from the hallway had said. I really did not want to witness what I was about to do. Even through the heaviness weighing me down, I had to do it. "Wait-!" My voice overtook the demo

As the blade began to escape her stomach, Firefly watched her HP go further and further down. Seventy-five percent... Fifty percent... Thirty percent... Panic began to set in as death was coming closer and closer. Her hand suddenly grabbed the sharp end of the sword, and her other reached out to take the Cross-Blade back from her enemy. "No! I haven't finished! I have to know what they look like myself!" The girl screamed in pain as removed the sword from her stomach. "Do it then! Kill your mother!" It taunted her, still using the familiar voice. If she wanted to live, she would have

The blade pulsed with light like a firefly's heartbeat, or so how she understood it. Samantha fell backwards on to her bed as she attempted to make some distance. Time seemed to slow to crawl as the blade moved through air towards her. The voice of the first demon rang in her ears. "̶͓̰͎͇̙̊̐̾̚Ť̶̪h̵̡͎͉̰̲̀̓e̵̡̧̧̼͎̋͋͝r̷̦̻̽ͅĕ̵̺̬̝̑̈́̄͂ͅ ̵̮̆a̸̜̗̫̼͂ŗ̵̖̜̲̈́̈͒̏̾ͅę̴̩̲̳̖͊̋̌̏ ̴͕͎̦̓̑͌s̵̤̳̫̎̌͠ơ̸̢̟̇̌̃͘m̸̨͍͓̤̞͊̉̍̑̂ȩ̴͖͍̼̚t̵̡͔͔̫̿̆́̓ͅẖ̴̍i̵̗͔̝̍̔̎͊n̶̛͖̬̘̎̔̕͝g̴͈̃̌̓͒̈́s̷͙͙̆ ̵̛͙̱͇͎̋̄i̸͖͎̰̗͉̔͛̎ṅ̸̬̦͛̕ ̷̡̤͍̫̦̅̈́́͝ṭ̵͍͚̎̆̄̉h̷̡̹͐ị̷́͠s̴̭͖̾̂͠ ̷̠͚͚̥̈̄̀͋͠l̸̡̛̦̤̘͒̄̊͘í̵͎̕f̴̼͌̋͋̉͠ę̶̦͉̀̎͂̒͘͜ ̸͙̪̫͉͖͐͐̂͆y̵̡̳̎ö̴̹͇͔ǔ̵̊͝

"Mom?" The girl asked in horror. If this was anything like the trials before... Was the game really asking her to kill the memory of her own mother? The woman spoke, mocking the voice of her mother as Samantha was dreading would happen after the last demon copied Morningstar's voice. "Samantha." Her words flowed as soft and caring as she remembered. "You've been gone for so long, I've missed hearing your lovely voice." Honestly, she was speechless. Not only from the stunned feeling of hearing her mothers voice but also wishing to deny this thing the pleasure(?) of hearing it. "Y-You'

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Firefly(Her, not the bug) nodded along as Morningstar confirmed that they had to be available to see at some point now in the areas that the players have unlocked. Her eyes would move up to him, though, in a small amount of surprise. "You've never seen them either? My mom always talked about how many there were. I just assumed they were everywhere..." Would it be difficult to find them? Were there none in Aincrad if even someone as strong as Morningstar hadn't seen them before. Before she could ask a follow-up question he continued. Her ears were open, the potential question set on the back-bu

Of all the curve ball horror segments paled in comparison to the vision of her own room that she was probably wasting away in right now. Could NerveGear scan more than just the body? Or is it tearing into her memory? But... She didn't have that image. All of this shit was really starting to freak her out. Footsteps would start to approach from the other side of the door. She immediately went to reach for her sword and found nothing. It's missing. "Stay away! I wont hesitate-!" The door opened slowly, and a woman walked into the room, slowly approaching Firefly. "I-I mean it - stay back!"

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Firefly took a moment to absorb Pollux's words. Having a pet was completely new to the blind woman and she was somewhat surprised that she was doing as good as she was up to this point. Myst moved to aid her confidence which brought Firefly some comfort. "Yeah... This is very nice. I've never had pets before because my mother is allergic to most of them." The girl reached down and grabbed her little kitty, coddling her in her arms. The cat purred in response. "A toy?" She looks down at the cat and noticing an item missing from her belt. "Oh, I dropped my Witch Light! That's important. Mys

Silence. All around me was utter silence. I could not fathom what was coming next. The game was doing so well at picking me apart. Praying upon my new photo-memory, using the light to force me not to see my own fears and mocking my best friends to coax me into fealty. Yuki wouldn't allow this to stop her. It was time I followed her example. The girl would grab hold of the fabric bound to her face to regain her sight. She was in a bedroom unfamiliar to her. Though it didn't take long for it to become familiar at all. When she pieced together the layout in her head from her memory it w

Amongst the mess of fear that was overwhelming her from all angles, Firefly felt like she could barely catch herself up. Sight was becoming just as much a bane as it was a boon. Several times she attempted to remove the blinder from her face -- Her arm specifically -- but every time it ended up back where it was. "My eyes!" Tears streamed down her face from the stress and strain they were suffering. "Agh-! Please make it stop!" In desperation, Firefly grabbed the clothed headband from her hair and used it to cover her vision. She panted relentlessly in desperation to calm herself. "Y

Quickly, Firefly grabbed hold of the door knob closest to her and began to panic as she fumbled with the immovable door. "Let me out! I don't wanna be here anymore! Cancel the quest, please!" The girl cried. Ț̷̥̩̑̎̈́͘ḧ̷̡̯͎͚͈́̑ề̴̡͐̆ȑ̴̘̣̦̿͝ę̸̹̈́ͅ ̵̗̞̲̈́̈́ͅi̴̲͖͑̈́͋̇s̵̿̾̎̀͜ ̴̳͈́̎̔͘͜͝n̷̮̰̫͍̑̀ȍ̴̡̗͒͘ ̶͕̥̽͊̏e̵̘̝͙͚̠̿͊̿̔͝š̶͔̋͘c̴͉̉̍ǎ̴̧̭̬͉͙̓̄̄p̵̟̣͖͍͛̈́̓͒͝e̴͚̦̭͒͋͗̈͘ ̷̘͛̔n̷̤̋o̷̬̩̜̩̞̒͌w̵̦̲͕̉͋́̊́ ̶̣̜̩͕͖̓̽S̴͔̪̈́̀͒̅͝ä̵̡̰̩́͗m̶̮͙͈̈́̔͠͝ą̵̢̖͉̬͂̌̀͘̕ņ̴̫̑t̸̽̀͜h̴̤̑̍̇́̔a̷̧̍͐͠.̵͎͆́ ̴̫̮̓͐Y̴̝̤͔̙̏̓̌͝ơ̷̼̗̈́͝ṷ̵͚̞̒͛̈r̵̘̟͔̟͓̈́̑͋ ̶̡̻͚̱̐̄̅͐̚f̴̨͓̂͠e̵͙̙̋͌̂̓̉a̸͓͎͖͑̐̽r̶͎̞̅͌̂̽̕s̷͓͔̟̱̹̅̚ ̶̠̦̠̟͂͋̚͠w̶̻͉͒i̵̙̟̬̥̰͒̓̔l̵̜̑ḷ̶̘͍̫̭̃ ̸͚͂̕

In the darkness, I fumble my hands on the dirty, moldy wall desperately searching for one of the several door knobs I had seen just seconds ago. The fear was making the image I attempted to recall like acid dissolving through steel. The scratching of nails against the wall accelerated my heart-rate to a very uncomfortable pace. My mouth was beginning to feel dry as I gasped for air in desperation to escape this creature's domain. The posterized image of the creature's hand caressing the light bulb in it's hands was the only thing my mind could show me. I needed to run. "̶̣̟̣̳̃̈́͋̽W̵̮̭̚h̴̀͑

When Samantha opened her eyes she was in a dingy hallway with moldy yellow wallpaper. The black spots upon the wall ushered in the churning of her stomach. One singular light-bulb lit up the hallway allowing her to barely make out the silhouettes of door-frames and knobs. "Hello? ...?" The girl called out timidly to no response. Her footsteps quickly became the loudest sound just above the creaking under her feet and the soft pattering of rain against the roof. Suddenly a bolt of lightning flashed leaving the girl stunned. Flashing lights sent her into a panic. She felt blessed to be able

Today Firefly decided to leave Myst at home. She had researched the quest she was going on beforehand but it was confusing. It talked of demons and fears but couldn't clarify an exact type. That these entities are known to change depending on the person who did it. It wouldn't be weird to believe that the models were simply randomized. The journey to the location was difficult. Without pathways or simple modes of transportation as a result of that, Firefly was left entirely with her own two feet. It took some time to travel. It was as quick as possible thanks to the map proved with the in

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Myst watched carefully for Pollux to open her arms in welcome but it never came. Thankfully the feline was smart enough to understand its own plight and refrained from forcing Yue Hua to catch her, especially when the girl made it clear that jumping was not going to end up in her favor. Firefly took little time in snatching up the ladder anyways. Pollux would mention that her crafting was finished for the day and she was simply looking for a way to fill the rest of her day. “Man I should really unlock crafting myself. I hear it takes some time to level up with the daily limits imposed on